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back to you. >> all right, michael, thank you. >>> president obama awards the medal of freedom today at the white house, the nation's highest civilian award. among the honorees, president george h.w. bush, plus warren buffett. also receiving the award civil rights pioneer john lewis. and the poet mia angelo. sports figures being honored are bill russell and baseball hall of famer stan the man musial. congratulations to all of them. >>> just ahead, night of the comet. nasa takes new pictures in a fly by. >>> plus a spring surprise for shoppers as clothing prices are set to rise. you're watching the "cbs morning news." e. you're watching the "cbs morning news." [ woman ] i think people were stunned at the hurricane. and it's the little things that you don't think about. people think of the food, they think of housing, but no one thinks: "how are you going to wash your clothes?" i brought towels, blankets. socks. sheets and pillowcases. [ man ] you just don't feel human without clean clothes. [ female announcer ] tide loads of hope is a free laundry service that provides clean clothes f
back to you. >> all right, michael, thank you. >>> president obama awards the medal of freedom today at the white house, the nation's highest civilian award. among the honorees, president george h.w. bush, plus warren buffett. also receiving the award civil rights pioneer john lewis. and the poet mia angelo. sports figures being honored are bill russell and baseball hall of famer stan the man musial. congratulations to all of them. >>> just ahead, night of the comet....
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. >> reporter: president obama called the leaders of britain, france and italy last night to discuss the crisis. the white house is considering a wide range of actions against the regime. >> there are no options we're taking off the table. but what we're focused on are the options that we can take to affect the situation in the near term. >> reporter: possible moves include freezing or seizing gadhafi's assets, banning libyan officials and airliners from international travel, suspending exports to libya and imposing u.n. sanctions. the u.n. security council will meet this afternoon to discuss those sanctions and look for other possible ways to stop the bloodshed and punish the regime. and nato will also meet today to discuss its options. and now, there's a new option, option for americans trying to get out of tripoli. they're told to board a chartered flight leaving late this afternoon for turkey. back to you, betty. >> okay, michael herzenberg in washington. thank you, michael. >>> in this country, for the first time, senate democrats say they are ready to implement immediate spendi
. >> reporter: president obama called the leaders of britain, france and italy last night to discuss the crisis. the white house is considering a wide range of actions against the regime. >> there are no options we're taking off the table. but what we're focused on are the options that we can take to affect the situation in the near term. >> reporter: possible moves include freezing or seizing gadhafi's assets, banning libyan officials and airliners from international travel,...
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president obama spoke out about the tense situation in libya. for the first time yesterday, he strongly condemned the violence and said america was prepared to act. >> it's not simply a concern of the united states. the entire world is watching. and we will use our assistance with accountability measures with the international community. >> we'll get more from jake tapper. there was a security council meeting yesterday. jake, what kinds of actions is the white house considering right now? >> reporter: right now, you can expect to see the administration work closely with the international community. multilateral sanctions through the united nations possible. there's an effort to kick libya off the human rights council. the u.s. will support that. president obama, in those remarks, george did not mention gadhafi by name. after watching gadhafi's unhinged, rambling speech the other night, officials became very concerned this is a guy who might, in the words of one official, burn the house down with him. so, they are carefully calibrating the presid
president obama spoke out about the tense situation in libya. for the first time yesterday, he strongly condemned the violence and said america was prepared to act. >> it's not simply a concern of the united states. the entire world is watching. and we will use our assistance with accountability measures with the international community. >> we'll get more from jake tapper. there was a security council meeting yesterday. jake, what kinds of actions is the white house considering...
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it faces opposition in the democrat-controlled senate and a threatened veto by president obama. >>> and in an update from an earlier story this morning, thousands of celebrating demonstrators of bahrain have moved into the main square of the capital city there. the military that had sealed off pearl square was ordered to withdraw. the demonstrators marched back in. >>> the u.n. security council has condemned a decision by israel to continue with israeli settlements in occupied territories. israel says it appreciates the decision. while the palestinians say the veto only encourages israeli intransigent. >>> do you know where the whoopie pie originated? a burning issue. a battle between maine and pennsylvania. a rally is planned today in pennsylvania to demand recognition that pennsylvania is the birthplace of the whoopie pie. >> i would demonstrate for that. >> isn't there enough whoppie pie to go around? >> you would think so. >>> let's get jackie's opinion on this and the weather. >> all right. let's look at some of the best weather across the continental u.s. it's in the southeast. a
it faces opposition in the democrat-controlled senate and a threatened veto by president obama. >>> and in an update from an earlier story this morning, thousands of celebrating demonstrators of bahrain have moved into the main square of the capital city there. the military that had sealed off pearl square was ordered to withdraw. the demonstrators marched back in. >>> the u.n. security council has condemned a decision by israel to continue with israeli settlements in occupied...
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isn't very good at it and he senses and this is heresy among republicans that president obama is no pushover. >> i do think that the idea that running against barack obama is going to be really easy for the republican nominee, that's utter nonsense. >> reporter: why? >> because he's going to have a billion dollars to start with and no primary opponent. and running against that mountain of money and a guy who is the incumbent president, i don't care who it is, the power of incumbency is significant. >> reporter: there's another reason this might not be mike huckabee's year, the tea party means it's a very different republican party this time around. >> what i'm going to find out is what are the objections that i have to overcome? you know, in the republican primary it's a demolition derby. it's not just a matter of am i making some people happy but how intensely am i making some people within that primary unhappy? >> reporter: huckabee has a real independence group and approved taxes as governor, opposed some crackdowns on illegal immigrants and granted clemency to a lot of convicted criminal
isn't very good at it and he senses and this is heresy among republicans that president obama is no pushover. >> i do think that the idea that running against barack obama is going to be really easy for the republican nominee, that's utter nonsense. >> reporter: why? >> because he's going to have a billion dollars to start with and no primary opponent. and running against that mountain of money and a guy who is the incumbent president, i don't care who it is, the power of...
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today president obama spoke briefly about the events in egypt. he says they are making progress toward a path out of their political crisis. he would not comment on the talks between egypt's vice president and opposition groups which occurred on sunday. >>> authorities are trying to piece together the chain of events in a frightening home invasion tied him up. the man told investigators they got a combination to his safe where they took a number of guns and also stole his pickup truck. >> we are trying to ascertain more information regarding the victim's relationship with them and from there we'll see more. >> they found the truck in the santa cruz mountains. homeowner gave authorities a vague description of two of the suspects saying they were in late 20s with slim builds. >> pg&e is investigating an explosion at a east bay mud facility in walnut creek. it happened this morning at a water pumping station near putnam boulevard. you can see the fire is smoldering of the transformer. it knocked out power to several homes nearby and neighbors say it
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thises a president obama said for the first time in the phone conversation that gadhafi needs to do what is right by leaving now. the latest in an interview with moammar gadhafi's son coming up. >>> back home the prost its in wisconsin continue over that controversial bill to cut union workers benefits. on saturday, more than 70,000 people rallied at the state capital, but, today, police will reportedly start clearing the bill so the building can close and be cleaned. some said they will peacefully resist and we'll have the latest on that coming up in a few minutes. >>> the royal wedding now just about two months away. william and kate's invitations were sent last week. now we know who has gotten them in the mail specifically in kate's home village. they want it to be the people's wedding. find out which small town commoners they invited to their big day. >> we know who got the invitations and we also know who didn't get the invitations. >>> speaking of weddings, bold, public marriage proposals before on those big signs, what about taking it to the airwaves? that's what one ohio man did
thises a president obama said for the first time in the phone conversation that gadhafi needs to do what is right by leaving now. the latest in an interview with moammar gadhafi's son coming up. >>> back home the prost its in wisconsin continue over that controversial bill to cut union workers benefits. on saturday, more than 70,000 people rallied at the state capital, but, today, police will reportedly start clearing the bill so the building can close and be cleaned. some said they...
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president obama weighs in on the future of a country in revolt. >>> former defense secretary donald rumsfeld breaks his silence in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer about his decisions to go to war and what brought him to tears. >> so, is that your favorite ad, or was it this one? ♪ >> from the babies to bud light, justin bieber to eminem. the super bowl commercials that kept everyone glued to their sets. >>> good morning, everyone. george and i both picked the steelers, but the packers were guaranteed. >> we knew they were underdogs. >> oh, we're having crow for breakfast. down to the wire, the packers holding on to win their fourth super bowl over the steelers. they also won nine nfl championships prior to all of that the vince lombardi is going back to green bay. and in just a minute, we'll talk to the winners. >> plus, some of those fans. >>> and a dramatic close call from an american airlines jumbo jet and two military planes here in new york. and it was a very, very close call, only about 200 yards apart. and whistle-blowers come forward with very serious charges. that is just
president obama weighs in on the future of a country in revolt. >>> former defense secretary donald rumsfeld breaks his silence in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer about his decisions to go to war and what brought him to tears. >> so, is that your favorite ad, or was it this one? ♪ >> from the babies to bud light, justin bieber to eminem. the super bowl commercials that kept everyone glued to their sets. >>> good morning, everyone. george and i both...
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. >>> with all of the talk about jobs and pay, it may come as no surprise that when president obama got a chance to sit down with some tech giants that we all recognized, he was asking how to create jobs. the president is toasting the tech industry in silicon valley. facebook founder mark zuckerberg there. apple's steve jobs was there. the president did visit intel today. >>> more evidence the economy in general and airline travel in particular are bouncing back. american airlines since it's recalling 200 more flight attendants who lost their jobs in recent years. earlier this month, it said it was rehiring almost 400 other attendants. and a sign of the times, 30 new hires will speak mandarin for flights to and from shanghai. >>> a little news from 93 million miles away this evening. a giant solar flare seen by a nasa observatory. an extreme ultraviolet light. the largest solar flare in four years. it happens when magnetic energy in the sun's atmosphere builds and builds and finally explodes. it can disrupt radio signals on earth but what a sight. >>> when we come back on the broadcast
. >>> with all of the talk about jobs and pay, it may come as no surprise that when president obama got a chance to sit down with some tech giants that we all recognized, he was asking how to create jobs. the president is toasting the tech industry in silicon valley. facebook founder mark zuckerberg there. apple's steve jobs was there. the president did visit intel today. >>> more evidence the economy in general and airline travel in particular are bouncing back. american...
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that has surged 24% in the last two years under president obama. it needs to come down. it can come down. program after program have had unprecedented increases and i'm not counting the stimulus that was on top of that. so if you cut a -- just, as an example, if you would take one time cut of a hundred billion dollars on sdraediscretionary spending over ten years it's a savings and much more can be done that. >> i want to bring you back to one point you just made. we can do the right thing if we work together. do you believe there can be bipartisan on this issue? i want to get to specifics when it comes to entitlement spending. can you work that out together? >> well, we can, but it's pretty -- not a good atmosphere here when mr. daley, the new chief of staff at the white house, talked to the republicans a week or so ago saying where is the beef? where is your cuts? like we don't want any cuts. but as soon as you produce them, we are going to attack you. harry reid even said a 30 billion dollar cut that the house was proposing at one point is unacceptable. so this is not
that has surged 24% in the last two years under president obama. it needs to come down. it can come down. program after program have had unprecedented increases and i'm not counting the stimulus that was on top of that. so if you cut a -- just, as an example, if you would take one time cut of a hundred billion dollars on sdraediscretionary spending over ten years it's a savings and much more can be done that. >> i want to bring you back to one point you just made. we can do the right...
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good news on president obama's health. the first lady michelle obama says her husband has quit smoking and has not picked up a cigarette for nearly a year. she's proud of him. president has struggled with nicotine addiction. he knowledged in 2009 he still sneaks an occasional puff. >> today at 3:00 on 7 live, catholic confession. plus a new old spice guide. then on abc 7 news at 5:00, just as effective treating one form of breast cancer with more intrusive surgery. why mark zuckerberg has been forced to get a restraining order against somebody. >> finally a new look at the sun in 3-d. the new image allows them to see the whole sun at the same time. they say it shows the sun's true form, a sphere of hot plasma and woven magnetic fields. >> the new images will make it possible to learn more about the sun's cycles, solar physics and space weather forecasting. >> it should help airlines, power companies and satellite operators deal with effects of solar issues. >> we will calm down tonight and through the rest of the forecast
good news on president obama's health. the first lady michelle obama says her husband has quit smoking and has not picked up a cigarette for nearly a year. she's proud of him. president has struggled with nicotine addiction. he knowledged in 2009 he still sneaks an occasional puff. >> today at 3:00 on 7 live, catholic confession. plus a new old spice guide. then on abc 7 news at 5:00, just as effective treating one form of breast cancer with more intrusive surgery. why mark zuckerberg has...
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. >> president obama is going to send to could think congress a $3.7 trillion budget it calls for massive cuts through the next decade but wo taxes would jump for some and college grants would drop. john hendron has details from washington. >> the white house says beware, hidden in the $3.7 trillion budget is pain. >> the only way we can make these investments in our future is if our government lives within the means. >> what kind of things, college grants. hundred million dollars in cuts to that program. for those earning more than $200,000 a year, your taxes would go up. the president would eliminate some of the bush tax cuts extended at the end of 2010 and limit tax deductions on home mortgages and community block grants that help fund low income housing would be cut by $300 million. states would lose grant money for airports and water treatment plants. the president would cut $2.5 billion in home heating assistance for the poor. >> the budget includes new spending, investments and research and development, transportation and education highlighted at a school outside baltimore. >> thes
. >> president obama is going to send to could think congress a $3.7 trillion budget it calls for massive cuts through the next decade but wo taxes would jump for some and college grants would drop. john hendron has details from washington. >> the white house says beware, hidden in the $3.7 trillion budget is pain. >> the only way we can make these investments in our future is if our government lives within the means. >> what kind of things, college grants. hundred...
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it is still unclear when president obama will carry out his pledge to close the base. he promised to do it by the end of january last year. >> marking a new day of the world's most notorious prison, in nine years, america's commitment to the war on terror has turned this small naval base in cuba into what had now resembles a typical american town. a few kilometers across the bay, there is a very different world. 100 sunday to prisoners are held across seven different compounds -- 172 prisoners are held across seven different compounds. >> i can tell you, in february 2011, their standard of living has increased. >> we are told that the compliant detainees, the help here, they have access to computers, tv, even books. their conditions appeared to have improved from nine years ago. we cannot see all of the camps. one of those is camp 7. its location is secret and it holds those allegedly behind the 9/11 attacks. according to the camp's commander, the conditions of every prison compound has significantly improved since the obama administration has come into office, by taki
it is still unclear when president obama will carry out his pledge to close the base. he promised to do it by the end of january last year. >> marking a new day of the world's most notorious prison, in nine years, america's commitment to the war on terror has turned this small naval base in cuba into what had now resembles a typical american town. a few kilometers across the bay, there is a very different world. 100 sunday to prisoners are held across seven different compounds -- 172...
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today president obama spoke briefly about the events in egypt. he says they are making progress toward a path out of their political crisis. he would not comment on the talks between egypt's vice president and opposition groups which occurred on sunday. >>> authorities are trying to piece together the chain of events in a frightening home invasion robbery near gilroy this morning. three men broke into his house and tied him up. the man told investigators they got a combination to his safe where they took a number of guns and also stole his pickup truck. >> we are trying to ascertain more information regarding the victim's relationship with them and from there we'll see more. >> they found the truck in the santa cruz mountains. homeowner gave authorities a vague description of two of the suspects saying they were in late 20s with slim builds. >> pg&e is investigating an explosion at a east bay mud facility in walnut creek. it happened this morning at a water pumping station near putnam boulevard. you can see the fire is smoldering of the transform
today president obama spoke briefly about the events in egypt. he says they are making progress toward a path out of their political crisis. he would not comment on the talks between egypt's vice president and opposition groups which occurred on sunday. >>> authorities are trying to piece together the chain of events in a frightening home invasion robbery near gilroy this morning. three men broke into his house and tied him up. the man told investigators they got a combination to his...
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good news on president obama's health. the first lady michelle obama says her husband has quit smoking and has not picked up a cigarette for nearly a year. she's proud of him. president has struggled with nicotine addiction. he knowledged in 2009 he still sneaks an occasional puff. >> up next an image of the sun like you'vevevevevevevevevevevee >> today at 3:00 on 7 live, catholic confession. plus a new old spice guide. then on abc 7 news at 5:00, just as effective treating one form of breast cancer with more intrusive surgery. why mark zuckerberg has been forced to get a restraining order against somebody. >> finally a new look at the sun in 3-d. the new image allows them to see the whole sun at the same time. they say it shows the sun's true form, a sphere of hot plasma and woven magnetic fields. >> the new images will make it possible to learn more about the sun's cycles, solar physics and space weather forecasting. >> it should help airlines, power companies and satellite operators deal with effects of solar issues. >>
good news on president obama's health. the first lady michelle obama says her husband has quit smoking and has not picked up a cigarette for nearly a year. she's proud of him. president has struggled with nicotine addiction. he knowledged in 2009 he still sneaks an occasional puff. >> up next an image of the sun like you'vevevevevevevevevevevee >> today at 3:00 on 7 live, catholic confession. plus a new old spice guide. then on abc 7 news at 5:00, just as effective treating one form...
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. >> president obama is going to send to could think congress a $3.7 trillion budget it calls for massive cuts through the next decade but wo taxes would jump for some and college grants would drop. john hendron has details from washington. >> the white house says beware, hidden in the $3.7 trillion budget is pain. >> the only way we can make these investments in our future is if our government lives within the means. >> what kind of things, college grants. hundred million dollars in cuts to that program. for those earning more than $200,000 a year, your taxes would go up. the president would eliminate some of the bush tax cuts extended at the end of 2010 and limit tax deductions on home mortgages and community block grants that help fund low income housing would be cut by $300 million. states would lose grant money for airports and water treatment plants. the president would cut $2.5 billion in home heating assistance for the poor. >> the budget includes new spending, investments and research and development, transportation and education highlighted at a school outside baltimore. >> thes
. >> president obama is going to send to could think congress a $3.7 trillion budget it calls for massive cuts through the next decade but wo taxes would jump for some and college grants would drop. john hendron has details from washington. >> the white house says beware, hidden in the $3.7 trillion budget is pain. >> the only way we can make these investments in our future is if our government lives within the means. >> what kind of things, college grants. hundred...
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[ cheers and applause ] well, president obama said yesterday that he's got some love for the steelers. [ cheers and boos ] yeah. he said he's got the love for the steelers, specifically goldman sachs, aig, citibank. [ laughter ] i don't know if you guys saw this, in an interview yesterday egyptian president hosni mubarak said that barack obama doesn't understand egyptian culture. man, get off your high camel, right? [ laughter ] this is nice. i heard that charlie sheen is paying the "two and a half men" crew's salary while he's in rehab. [ light laughter ] it just goes to show, right, despite all the scandal and the drugs, at the end of the day, he's actually a very rich guy. [ laughter and applause ] and get this, charlie sheen's estranged wife brooke mueller is reportedly in talks to go on "dancing with the stars." yeah, even charlie was like, "yikes, embarrassing." [ laughter ] whateve. whateve. hey, facebook celebrated its seventh birthday today, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] yeah. cool. i have to be honest, though, i only remembered its birthday, because i saw it on facebook.
[ cheers and applause ] well, president obama said yesterday that he's got some love for the steelers. [ cheers and boos ] yeah. he said he's got the love for the steelers, specifically goldman sachs, aig, citibank. [ laughter ] i don't know if you guys saw this, in an interview yesterday egyptian president hosni mubarak said that barack obama doesn't understand egyptian culture. man, get off your high camel, right? [ laughter ] this is nice. i heard that charlie sheen is paying the "two...
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have those words from president obama made it to the streets of libya? >> reporter: it certainly has to the people we have spoken to here in tobruk and found it very encouraging and believe the international community is backing them and that will give gadhafi a moment to pause so he wouldn't commit war crimes on his people if he knows the world is watching. >> mandy clark in tobruk, libya, thanks. >>> joining ous phone is an american citizen who just left libya and made it safely with his family. is everyone safe, brad, and okay this morning? >> yes, they are. >> were you afraid for your life or for the lives of your wife and your son? >> i'd rather not discuss that at this point. >> when you were able to leave and leave that compound, you saw some pretty graphic things on the streets. can you describe for us what you saw? >> yes. on the way to the airport, we were stopped by, i guess it would be pro-gadhafi supporters checking people coming through a checkpoint. armed personnel on the streets. so it was pretty scary for my wife and son to go through. w
have those words from president obama made it to the streets of libya? >> reporter: it certainly has to the people we have spoken to here in tobruk and found it very encouraging and believe the international community is backing them and that will give gadhafi a moment to pause so he wouldn't commit war crimes on his people if he knows the world is watching. >> mandy clark in tobruk, libya, thanks. >>> joining ous phone is an american citizen who just left libya and made it...
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. >>> president obama has publicly condemned the violence in libya, but the problem for the u.s. and other countries continues to be the inability to shape events while watching these events unfold. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this from our d.c. newsroom this evening. >> good evening, brian. the president talked to the leaders of france, great britain and italy today trying to organize a united front against gadhafi. tomorrow nato will meet and discuss among other options a no-fly zone. i'm told that is a very remote possibility, difficult to implement. the u.n. will likely vote next week to suspend libya from the human rights council and could launch investigations that could eventually go to the international criminal court. the europeans have voted to take steps toward tougher sanctions and arms embargo and president obama can take similar steps by executive order. but will any of this impress gadhafi who is described by experts and you heard richard engel as both confrontational and delusional. so officials say it is possible that none
. >>> president obama has publicly condemned the violence in libya, but the problem for the u.s. and other countries continues to be the inability to shape events while watching these events unfold. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this from our d.c. newsroom this evening. >> good evening, brian. the president talked to the leaders of france, great britain and italy today trying to organize a united front against gadhafi. tomorrow nato will meet...
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and later came the news that president mubarak was not taking president obama's advice and including opposition leaders and and he was not taking over concrete measures, lifting the emergency law immediately, as president obama has asked him to do. so, i have to say, though the white house right now is poring over mubarak and vice president suleiman's statements, trying to figure out what went on tonight, there is no concrete reaction. they are still trying to make sense of it, just like the crowd in tahrir square. >> it is telling, jake. our thanks to you. and we want everyone to know we will be reporting on "nightline" later tonight with a wrap-up of today's events. >>> but we'll move on next to another natural gas explosion in another quiet neighborhood in america. one so forceful it leveled houses and the latest disaster in allentown, pennsylvania, follows a terrible explosion in san bruno, california, you may remember, and another one in philadelphia. so, we asked david kerley, what this is saying about aging pipes, natural gas and danger for everyone at home? >> reporter: just
and later came the news that president mubarak was not taking president obama's advice and including opposition leaders and and he was not taking over concrete measures, lifting the emergency law immediately, as president obama has asked him to do. so, i have to say, though the white house right now is poring over mubarak and vice president suleiman's statements, trying to figure out what went on tonight, there is no concrete reaction. they are still trying to make sense of it, just like the...
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. >>> and president obama on his way to the bay area to meet with silicon valley "a" listers. a sneak peek at the guest list. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, d girl. c-b-s 5 >>> welcome back, everyone. a walnut creek police officer is facing charges for allegedly having sex with an underaged girl. cbs 5 has learned that officer sean wallace was arrested and is out on bail. the girl is between 16 and 18. no other details are released. >>> an east bay narcotics agent now in isolation for his protection after being arrested on drug charges. 49-year-old norman wielsch is commander of a narcotics enforcement team in contra costa county. he is accused of stealing and selling confiscated drugs. his lawyer says he is in isolation for fear that other criminals may hurt him. >> it's very difficult time for him. i mean, you can imagine allegations like this are devastating, especially to an officer that's had such a stellar career. >> bail for wielsch has been set at $660,000. a friend of his is also under arrest. >>> president obama will visit the bay area a little later today. air force one expect
. >>> and president obama on his way to the bay area to meet with silicon valley "a" listers. a sneak peek at the guest list. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, d girl. c-b-s 5 >>> welcome back, everyone. a walnut creek police officer is facing charges for allegedly having sex with an underaged girl. cbs 5 has learned that officer sean wallace was arrested and is out on bail. the girl is between 16 and 18. no other details are released. >>> an east bay narcotics agent now...
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there are cuts in it that surprise even obama loyalists, and yet as a whole it's not near enough for most republicans. our white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, inside the briefing room in the west wing. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. there's a phrase the budget aides like to use. we're taking a scalpel to this budget, not an ax. loosely translated it mean the president is proposing cuts, but also spending in key areas he says will keep this country competitive. arriving this morning on capitol hill, the president's 2012 budget. a bright blue book full of red ink. in baltimore today, the push for more spending on education, the president said his budget also makes tough cuts. >> so what we've done here is make a down payment. but there's going to be more work that needs to be done and it's going to require democrats and republicans coming together to make it happen. >> reporter: the $3.7 trillion budget has deficits hovering well above $1 trillion through 2012 but lays out a path to cut the deficit by $1.1 trillion over the next decade. some 2
there are cuts in it that surprise even obama loyalists, and yet as a whole it's not near enough for most republicans. our white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, inside the briefing room in the west wing. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. there's a phrase the budget aides like to use. we're taking a scalpel to this budget, not an ax. loosely translated it mean the president is proposing cuts, but also spending in key areas he says will keep this...
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yesterday, president obama criticized the iranian government. >> what has been true in egypt should be true in iran, which is that people should be able to express their opinions and their grievances, and seek a more responsive government. what's been different is the iranian government's response. which is to shoot people and beat people and arrest people. >> the iranian government had said it supports the uprisings in tunisia and egypt. >>> now to some disturbing news about one of our colleagues. cbs news chief foreign correspondent lara logan is recovering from a brutal attack she suffered while covering events in egypt. this is logan in cairo's tahrir square on friday night just before the assault. logan was separated from her crew, and security, in the crush of the mob that surrounded them. in a statement cbs news said she suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault, and beating. logan was saved by a group of women, and egyptian soldiers. she has returned to the u.s., and is recovering in a hospital. >>> this morning, the pakistani government says a u.s. consulate employee char
yesterday, president obama criticized the iranian government. >> what has been true in egypt should be true in iran, which is that people should be able to express their opinions and their grievances, and seek a more responsive government. what's been different is the iranian government's response. which is to shoot people and beat people and arrest people. >> the iranian government had said it supports the uprisings in tunisia and egypt. >>> now to some disturbing news...
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president obama revealed a lot in his memoirs. i guess two of them actually before he ran for president. so certainly that could lay the groundwork. i think what he said is that this is something that happened in his life and that is why he included it in this book, and that he was just being forthcoming about it and like you said it's part of his life. i'm told by people who have seen the book that the first few chapters his early life, the physical abuse and sexual abuse are hard to emotionally read through but once you get past that, it's a very inspiring tale. >> jonathan allen, appreciate your time this morning. thanks. >> take care. >> now for more headlines, jeff glor is at the news desk. let's check in with him now. >>> in wisconsin a dramatic showdown between state workers and the governor as nearly two dozen school districts are closed down. workers held a sleep-in at the statehouse overnight over a cost cutting bill. >> this is wrong! this is wrong! >> thousands of teachers and other state workers are calling in sick an
president obama revealed a lot in his memoirs. i guess two of them actually before he ran for president. so certainly that could lay the groundwork. i think what he said is that this is something that happened in his life and that is why he included it in this book, and that he was just being forthcoming about it and like you said it's part of his life. i'm told by people who have seen the book that the first few chapters his early life, the physical abuse and sexual abuse are hard to...
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president obama today said the republican spending cuts are too harsh. >> let's use a scalpel, let's not use a machete. >> reporter: his veto threat came on paper this evening, hours after he suggested real disagreements with house republican leaders. house republicans, as you know, want to start cutting now, cutting this year's budget. >> i think it is important to make sure that we don't try to make a series of symbolic cuts this year that could endanger the recovery. >> reporter: but the president did not issue his veto threat on camera then, as he could have. he wanted the message of the press conference to be that he's ready for an adult conversation with republicans about reducing the deficit and taking on entitlement programs. >> this is a matter of, everybody having a serious conversation about where we want to go and ultimately getting in that boat at the same time so it doesn't tip over. >> reporter: entitlements, social security, medicare, medicaid and other programs, have ballooned to a full 57% of the budget today. the president's proposed budget makes no serious effort
president obama today said the republican spending cuts are too harsh. >> let's use a scalpel, let's not use a machete. >> reporter: his veto threat came on paper this evening, hours after he suggested real disagreements with house republican leaders. house republicans, as you know, want to start cutting now, cutting this year's budget. >> i think it is important to make sure that we don't try to make a series of symbolic cuts this year that could endanger the recovery....
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. >> president obama made that remark at the morning national prayer breakfast. the white house is warning egypt, u.s. aid will ride on president mubarak's decision. protestors calling for another massive demonstration tomorrow. they have declared it the day of departure, the day they want president mubarak gone. so far, he is refusing to leave before his term is over in september. >>> recalled food, the grocery store knows who bought it. at least the ones who use their club cards. so why don't they call and warn them? the new lawsuit against safeway. >> get ready. pay more for less, big changes that could be in store for thousands of bay area commuters. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. at least this beautiful weather is free. and looking good. just a few high clouds throughout right now. we have some warmer weather to come. we'll talk about that coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the class action lawsuit says >>> two people are suing safeway for not informing them about recalled food. the class action lawsuit says that the groce
. >> president obama made that remark at the morning national prayer breakfast. the white house is warning egypt, u.s. aid will ride on president mubarak's decision. protestors calling for another massive demonstration tomorrow. they have declared it the day of departure, the day they want president mubarak gone. so far, he is refusing to leave before his term is over in september. >>> recalled food, the grocery store knows who bought it. at least the ones who use their club...
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this was the first public comment from president obama other than a written statement. aides say they held the president back all this time out of worry, frankly, for the 500 or so americans who are still in libya waiting to be evacuated. as you said, the president condemned gadhafi's actions but never mentioned him by name. >> like all governments, the libyan government has a responsibility to refrain from violence. to allow humanitarian assistance to reach those in need. and to respect the rights of its people. it must be held accountable for its failure to meet those responsibilities. and take the cost of continued violations against human rights. >> reporter: why didn't the president come out and call for gadhafi to step down? aids say they don't want to further inflame gadhafi, make it personal, give him a reason to hold americans hostage. they don't want to play into his strategy about making this the u.s. versus libya which might have leverage with anti-american sentiment in the region, willie. >> we heard the president speak yesterday about a full range of optio
this was the first public comment from president obama other than a written statement. aides say they held the president back all this time out of worry, frankly, for the 500 or so americans who are still in libya waiting to be evacuated. as you said, the president condemned gadhafi's actions but never mentioned him by name. >> like all governments, the libyan government has a responsibility to refrain from violence. to allow humanitarian assistance to reach those in need. and to respect...
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barack obama is scheduled to meet thursday evening with tech industry leaders and then spend the night here. the "mercury news" reports it will be a private meeting to talk about the president's new budget plans which includes money for research and development, education and clean energy. >>> congress begins hearings this morning on the president's new 3-point trillion dollars -- $3.7 trillion budget plan. the white house says it will cut a trillion dollars from the budget over the next decade. it will cut various things from the budget. >> we have a responsibility to invest in those areas that will have the biggest impact in our future. >> the president's plan is getting criticism from members of both parties. house republicans are their own proposal to save billions from the current budget. >>> it is 5:07 on your tuesday. another laser strike threatens safety of a bay area pilot. and we are getting a firsthand look of what it looks like to be flying blind in the cockpit. >> plus, the top bay area hot spots for car thefts. where you have a one in 7 chance of getting your car stolen.
barack obama is scheduled to meet thursday evening with tech industry leaders and then spend the night here. the "mercury news" reports it will be a private meeting to talk about the president's new budget plans which includes money for research and development, education and clean energy. >>> congress begins hearings this morning on the president's new 3-point trillion dollars -- $3.7 trillion budget plan. the white house says it will cut a trillion dollars from the budget...
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president obama was briefed on the fbi's plans before they moved in to arrest him, and pierre thomas set out to learn more about the saudi arabian and his plans today. pierre? >> reporter: diane, the sources i've been talking to on the phone all day say this case is scary. exactly what they are worried about. one official said the suspect is, quote, the real deal. a bona fide threat. >> reporter: the fbi says the evidence is clear. this man, khalid aldawsari, a chemical engineering student from saudi arabia, was planning a murderous campaign. >> this guy appears to be very serious. >> reporter: the potential targets? president george w. bush's dallas home, referred to as the tyrant's house. streets in new york for possible car bombs. nuclear power plants. dams in california and colorado. backpack bombs for a dallas nightclub. and even, the fbi says, studied how to turn dolls into bombs. in his apartment, the fbi said it discovered a bomb-making factory. a hazmat suit, lab equipment, wires, clocks and chemicals used in explosive production. much of it bought online at amazon.com. he's
president obama was briefed on the fbi's plans before they moved in to arrest him, and pierre thomas set out to learn more about the saudi arabian and his plans today. pierre? >> reporter: diane, the sources i've been talking to on the phone all day say this case is scary. exactly what they are worried about. one official said the suspect is, quote, the real deal. a bona fide threat. >> reporter: the fbi says the evidence is clear. this man, khalid aldawsari, a chemical engineering...
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. >>> president obama released his three and three quarter trillion dollar budget proposal today. he says his plan will require tough choices and sacrifices. >> when i was sworn in as president i pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term. the budget i'm proposing today meets that pledge. and puts us on a path to pay for what we spend by the middle of the decade. >> president obama unveiled his budget at a middle school in maryland saying it includes more money for education and also increases spending on transportation, infrastructure and technology. the president said his plan will cut the federal budget deficit from $1.6 trillion to $1.1 trillion next year. in part by flashing funds for 200 government programs. republicans say the plan taxes and borrows too much and offers no reforms for social security or medicare. >> now we're faced with taking on something as complex as entitlements and deeply emotional as entitlements and the president of the united states is not even in the game? >> republicans say they're working on their own cost cutting budget for 20
. >>> president obama released his three and three quarter trillion dollar budget proposal today. he says his plan will require tough choices and sacrifices. >> when i was sworn in as president i pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term. the budget i'm proposing today meets that pledge. and puts us on a path to pay for what we spend by the middle of the decade. >> president obama unveiled his budget at a middle school in maryland saying it includes...
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even president obama kicked it up there with daughter sasha. what a celebration. that's the news at 7:14. >>> time, now, for the weather with sam. hey, sam. >> good morning, juju. it's about two inches of rain that's expected in places like philadelphia, new york city, boston, today. this is a big, heavy rainmaking system. let's get to the graphics and show you what's going on, that will also have some wind. we think when a line of storms comes through in the afternoon, it will be up to 60 miles per hour of winds. this is a rough time for the northeast. there's the history-making storm on the west coast. the storm of a generation. remember the arctic outbreak on the eastern coast? this is the arctic outbreak on the west coast. it could bring snow as close to that famed hollywood sign probably by sunday morning. it would be unusual. we'll talk about that throughout the morning. >>> we now have an exclusive brian ross investigation he first reported here on "gma." how rental car companies may be putting lives at risk by refusing to fix recalled cars in their fleets.
even president obama kicked it up there with daughter sasha. what a celebration. that's the news at 7:14. >>> time, now, for the weather with sam. hey, sam. >> good morning, juju. it's about two inches of rain that's expected in places like philadelphia, new york city, boston, today. this is a big, heavy rainmaking system. let's get to the graphics and show you what's going on, that will also have some wind. we think when a line of storms comes through in the afternoon, it will...
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president obama condemned the violence and warmed peter maggiore about resisting the will of the people. >> that time is now. >> reporter: christine connelly, kron 4 news. >> the protests are being watched closely by experts who study the politics of the middle east. >> reporter: cocktails lit up the night sky in cairo. steven says he is not surprised the government appears to have sent in paid thugs to break up the rallies. >> they charged in with knives, sticks, quite ugly. hundreds injured. >> reporter: he said some appear to be program who took off their uniforms so they can break the rules. hosni mubarak knows the soldier's loyalty will only go so far. >> i don't think they would obey because the ordinary troops see more in common with the protesters. >> reporter: and that is one side hosni mubarak's regime is crumbling. >> it's whether people will respect your authority, whether they will follow your orders. when they say, hey, you can't demonstrate, you have to abide by the curfew and people ignore it, you know your days are numbers. >> reporter: hosni mubarak will probably be ou
president obama condemned the violence and warmed peter maggiore about resisting the will of the people. >> that time is now. >> reporter: christine connelly, kron 4 news. >> the protests are being watched closely by experts who study the politics of the middle east. >> reporter: cocktails lit up the night sky in cairo. steven says he is not surprised the government appears to have sent in paid thugs to break up the rallies. >> they charged in with knives, sticks,...
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the white house said today president obama has called european leaders to review options for forcing qaddafi to stop firing on the opposition and as david martin reports, everything is on the table. >> reporter: the state department is considering closing down the american embassy in libya as the u.s. clears the decks for sanctions and perhaps even military action that will, as the white house puts it, compel qaddafi to cease and desist. >> any strategy to compel a leader attempts to put at risk the things that he values: his power, his money, his family. >> reporter: among the options the u.s. is considering: u.n. sanctions, freezing or seizing qaddafi's assets, banning libyan officials and airliners from international travel, suspending exports to libya, all of which take time, none of which go for the jugular. >> for a trade embargo to work with libya, you would have to consider seriously cutting off trade in oil. but the trick here is that the world needs libyan oil. >> reporter: other options involve intervention, sending in relief supplies, broadcasting to the libyan people, cr
the white house said today president obama has called european leaders to review options for forcing qaddafi to stop firing on the opposition and as david martin reports, everything is on the table. >> reporter: the state department is considering closing down the american embassy in libya as the u.s. clears the decks for sanctions and perhaps even military action that will, as the white house puts it, compel qaddafi to cease and desist. >> any strategy to compel a leader attempts...
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obama arrived at sfo last night. he met with top silicon valley executives at a private dinner inwoodside. the president is looking for ways to make american businesses more competitive and create more jobs. competitive finding space on the freeways out there this morning. let's check with frances and see what's going on. >> a bit crowd on northbound 83 san jose. roads also wet in the south bay. mike will tell you more about that. an accident on northbound 87 where traffic is slow as well in san jose. elsewhere seeing a lot of friday light traffic. traffic is flowing southbound through san rafael. less fog at this point. >> more competitive than usual. >> ( beeping ) ( beeping stops ) >> announcer: free is better. do your simple return for free with the federal free edition at turbotax.com. turbotax. the most trusted brand of tax softwtwarare. >> welcome back. tracking light rain from the san mateo bridge south of where it becomes moderate. even heavy as you head into watsonville. backs up during the afternoon hour s
obama arrived at sfo last night. he met with top silicon valley executives at a private dinner inwoodside. the president is looking for ways to make american businesses more competitive and create more jobs. competitive finding space on the freeways out there this morning. let's check with frances and see what's going on. >> a bit crowd on northbound 83 san jose. roads also wet in the south bay. mike will tell you more about that. an accident on northbound 87 where traffic is slow as well...
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is obama backing off? >> it is difficult to get this right. it is a new situation to have a close ally like egypt, like mubarak go through this democratic revolution in the middle east. i think what secretary clinton is referring to is under their constitutional system if he were to step down really the wrong person would end up as president, the speaker of the parliament, a henchman of mubarak's, not the kind of figure you want in charge. various egyptians have their own ideas on how to proceed. i think the key thing is that the process that has begun of meetings, of reforms, of change, has to get concrete as soon as possible. without concrete steps, the lifting of emergency rule and martial law, the suspension perhaps of a constitution so that they can have real politics in egypt, concrete steps have to be taken or those protesters are going to come back en masse. >> there are still people there today and after the meetings which happened over the weekend with the opposition parties with suleiman. some concessions were made including allowin
is obama backing off? >> it is difficult to get this right. it is a new situation to have a close ally like egypt, like mubarak go through this democratic revolution in the middle east. i think what secretary clinton is referring to is under their constitutional system if he were to step down really the wrong person would end up as president, the speaker of the parliament, a henchman of mubarak's, not the kind of figure you want in charge. various egyptians have their own ideas on how to...
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predicting the possibility of such an rest almost immediately though they became very active president obama called mubarak several times he was still president mubarak at the time but they also maintained contact with general omar suleiman the u.s. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff maintain contact with his counterparts in egypt all the channels were immediately activated even former diplomats who were well connected in cairo flew over to egypt to help the embassy there why did the united states abandon the box so quickly for him and you know this was america's position from the very beginning in his conversations with mubarak president obama strongly recommended that president mubarak step down before september because mubarak said initially he would step down in september that was leaked to the media and reported by several u.s. newspapers gets at the same time it was clear that the u.s. found itself between a rock and a hard place on one hand it had to maintain its image of a country that supports democratic revolutions. the riots in egypt were democratic not islamic there were no is
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. >> reporter: but in his 2012 budget, president obama proposes eliminating pell grants for summer classes as well as charging more for graduate student loans. that would save the budget $89 million over 10 years. bad news for dash. >> if pell grants weren't available to me, i'd probably be taking out student loans right now and be incurring some debt. >> reporter: that's one of the tough choices president obama says his budget makes. >> if we're going to walk the walk when it comes to fiscal discipline, these kind of cuts will be negligence. >> reporter: another painful cut, $2.5 billion from a program providing home heating assistance for the poor. there are currently a record 8.9 million households seeking that assistance, a number that has gone up for the past three years. >> we need that. we can't -- we got no income as it is, so i hope they don't cut it. we need that. >> reporter: states would lose grant money for airports, water treatment plants and other infrastructure. cities and counties would lose funding for low-income housing and anti-poverty programs, and then there are the p
. >> reporter: but in his 2012 budget, president obama proposes eliminating pell grants for summer classes as well as charging more for graduate student loans. that would save the budget $89 million over 10 years. bad news for dash. >> if pell grants weren't available to me, i'd probably be taking out student loans right now and be incurring some debt. >> reporter: that's one of the tough choices president obama says his budget makes. >> if we're going to walk the walk...
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those cuts could include some proposed by president obama for next year's budget. and also 8.5 billion dollars in previously approved earmarks. the second negotiation is about keeping the government functioning beyond friday, march 4th, when the current funding runs out. that bill would also make some cuts, but would likely provide only two weeks of extra funding. giving republicans and democrats a little more time to work on the long-term deal. last week, the president painted a grim picture if the government would shut down, what might happen. >> people don't get their social security checks and don't get their veterans payments. basic functions shut down. and that also would have a adverse effect it our economic recovery. >> reporter: that is actually not true. social security checks and veterans payments would still go out as they did when the government shut down 15 years ago. but it now seems that both sides want to avoid a shutdown or, at the very least, to avoid the blame if it one happens. jeff? >> all right, bill. thank you. >>> also some magic at the whi
those cuts could include some proposed by president obama for next year's budget. and also 8.5 billion dollars in previously approved earmarks. the second negotiation is about keeping the government functioning beyond friday, march 4th, when the current funding runs out. that bill would also make some cuts, but would likely provide only two weeks of extra funding. giving republicans and democrats a little more time to work on the long-term deal. last week, the president painted a grim picture...
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in a statement issued by the white house, president obama welcomed the, quote, positive sign urging the algerian government to do more to promote freedom for its people. >>> a college student in texas has been arrested by the fbi for plotting a string of terror attacks here m u.s. the 20-year-old allegedly obtained chemicals for a bomb and researched potential targets, including dams and nuclear plants. even the home of former president george w. bush. agents say they were tipped off to the suspect after a mcincome chemical company reported he placed a suspicious order. according to court documents, the man also wrote in his journal that it was "time for jihad." if convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. >>> early this morning in wisconsin despite weeks of protests, a controversial push to strip union workers of their collective bargaining rights cleared its first hurdle. after three grueling days of debate the wes wisconsin state assembly passed a bill backed by the state's newly elected republican governor. the measure now moves to the state senate where republicans
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. >> what do you think president obama means when he says the situation in libya is a direct threat to u.s. national security? >> the united states dismantle all the chemical weapons against libya. once you get the stuff out, you have some companies try to dismantle this stuff. i blame the u.s. government for not done -- not doing this quick enough. the regime is unable to do anything with that stuff. the united states is trying to make a direct warning to gaddafi himself, not to attempt to do anything along those lines. >> thank you. still ahead, back to their all monma mater. kate and we'll return to the school where the romance began. >> tens of thousands of people gathered in the ball iranian capital today. that is the 12 days for protestors in bahrain. the government says it is ready for talks. our reporter was there. >> there are people going back 4 kilometers. there must be tens of thousands of people here. they are demanding the end of the regime. many others think it will be possible. some think there could be a political compromise in which there is a more constitutional mona
. >> what do you think president obama means when he says the situation in libya is a direct threat to u.s. national security? >> the united states dismantle all the chemical weapons against libya. once you get the stuff out, you have some companies try to dismantle this stuff. i blame the u.s. government for not done -- not doing this quick enough. the regime is unable to do anything with that stuff. the united states is trying to make a direct warning to gaddafi himself, not to...
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a word that president obama has used himself. here in the u.s., one of the concerns now is the impact on gasoline prices. the oil price now has risen significantly, well above $100 per barrel. the u.s. does not import oil from libya. because of the risks to libyan oil supplies, that is driving up prices. gas prices are already high here. the president is saying he believes it will be possible for the u.s. to ride this out, but it is another way in which the crisis is starting to affect and impact people directly here. but, when it comes to this issue of what to do about it, ideas are now being discussed, possibly expelling libya from the u.n. human's right -- human rights council. it has been a member since last year. the president will go to geneva to discuss that. even if that happens, it will not have an immediate effect. >> if you want to know who is keeping gaddafi in power, go online. you will find analysis on libya 's internal security operations and the mercenaries and para- militaries operating inside the country. this o
a word that president obama has used himself. here in the u.s., one of the concerns now is the impact on gasoline prices. the oil price now has risen significantly, well above $100 per barrel. the u.s. does not import oil from libya. because of the risks to libyan oil supplies, that is driving up prices. gas prices are already high here. the president is saying he believes it will be possible for the u.s. to ride this out, but it is another way in which the crisis is starting to affect and...
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and president obama's meets with bay area heavyweights.. a sneak peak at the guest list. join us for cbs 5 early edition ... beginning at 4:30. ,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news" here is a look at today's weather. wet and wild conditions are impacting much of the west. record-breaking temperatures could be popping up from new mexico to missouri. and colder air is coming down into the mountain areas. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. security forces crack down on anti-government protesters in bahrain. police used tear gas and shot rubber bullets. opposition leaders say at least four people were killed. >>> and massachusetts senator scott brown reveals he was sexually abused as a child by a camp counselor. brown also tells "60 minutes" he was physically abused by his stepfather. >>> scientists are reporting a possible breakthrough in the search for a cure for baldness. it came from a stress study by researchers at ucla which didn't involve balding humans but hairless lab mice. the mice were given a stress-blocking chemical and almost all of them grew ba
and president obama's meets with bay area heavyweights.. a sneak peak at the guest list. join us for cbs 5 early edition ... beginning at 4:30. ,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news" here is a look at today's weather. wet and wild conditions are impacting much of the west. record-breaking temperatures could be popping up from new mexico to missouri. and colder air is coming down into the mountain areas. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. security...
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president obama is threatening a veto, if necessary. the bill would cut aid for schools and for the poor. a change approved yesterday would take away every dollar set aside for healthcare reform. other provisions would shelter coal companies and oil refiners from new regulations. >>> tens of thousands of protesters will be back at the state capital in wisconsin today, rallying against a budget cutting plan pushed by the state's new republican governor. >> we will, we will rock you! >> as many as 40,000 people gathered yesterday in and a local sheriff says today the crowd could swell to 70,000. union members like firefighters and teachers want to stop the governor from taking away most of their collective bargaining rights, opposing a plan to prohibit public health workers to contribute more to their pensions. walker says the cuts are necessary to cut budget deficits. >>> in the latest developments from the persian gulf and north africa, human rights watch estimates that 84 people have been killed in a crackdown in libya, crackdown on an
president obama is threatening a veto, if necessary. the bill would cut aid for schools and for the poor. a change approved yesterday would take away every dollar set aside for healthcare reform. other provisions would shelter coal companies and oil refiners from new regulations. >>> tens of thousands of protesters will be back at the state capital in wisconsin today, rallying against a budget cutting plan pushed by the state's new republican governor. >> we will, we will rock...
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. >> reporter: in his weekly radio address, president obama urged lawmakers to act fast. >> for the sake of our people and our economy we cannot allow gridlock to prevail. >> reporter: still many worry a deal to avoid a shutdown could just leave lawmakers in the same place two weeks from now. now, even if the government did shut down, social security checks would still go out. u.s. troops would remain in place and virtually every u.s. government agency would continue operating like the fbi, border patrol and the coast guard, all still operating. terrell? >> susan mcginnis in washington for us. susan, good to see you. take care. >> thanks. >>> hundreds thousands of americans served in europe during world war i, with the passing sunday of frank buckles, they are all gone. in 1917, not even 17 years old yet, buckles lied about his age to join the army. he served in england and france during the war. years later he was awarded the french legion of honor. when world war ii erupted buckles was a civilian working in the philippines. he was captured and spent years in a japanese prison camp. fra
. >> reporter: in his weekly radio address, president obama urged lawmakers to act fast. >> for the sake of our people and our economy we cannot allow gridlock to prevail. >> reporter: still many worry a deal to avoid a shutdown could just leave lawmakers in the same place two weeks from now. now, even if the government did shut down, social security checks would still go out. u.s. troops would remain in place and virtually every u.s. government agency would continue operating...
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and president obama has threatened a veto. the deadline for congress to agree to some sort of funding measure is march 4th. after that as abc 7 political reporter mark matthews explains, the government will shut down. >> it's not just that the republicans don't think had the president's 2012 budget cuts are enough. they want to start now. >> we are taking the first step intacteling our unsustainable debt and preserve our economic strength for future generations. >> jackie speier described it a bit differently. >> the silly, the dangerous, and the hypocritical. >> instead of passing a budget for 2011, congress has been passing temporary spending measures. the president says he will veto the republican cuts and that sets up a showdown. unless congress acts, money for government operations will run out in a little more than two weeks. the first government shutdown since president clinton and newton gingrich faced off in 1995. veteran house republicans are not eager to repeat says political analyst. >> they remembered they tried t
and president obama has threatened a veto. the deadline for congress to agree to some sort of funding measure is march 4th. after that as abc 7 political reporter mark matthews explains, the government will shut down. >> it's not just that the republicans don't think had the president's 2012 budget cuts are enough. they want to start now. >> we are taking the first step intacteling our unsustainable debt and preserve our economic strength for future generations. >> jackie...
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president obama here in the u.s. is warning the egyptian government to avoid violence. >> we are sending a strong and unequivocal message, attacks on reporters are unacceptable. attacks on human rights activists are unacceptable. >> administration officials are talking with their egyptian counterparts about a plan for mubarek to step down immediately. that would be followed by the formation of a temporary government headed by the newly- appointed vice president, omar sulaman and secretary of state hillary clinton today said leaders in the middle east should embrace democratic reforms each if there is a risk of short-term instability. >>> former alaska governor sarah palin is taking part in the remembrances of the late president ronald reagan and spoke at a dinner last night in santa barbara, two days ahead of what would have been reagan's 100th birthday. >> there isn't one replacement for reagan, but there are millions who believe in the great ideas that he espoused. there is a whole army of patriotic davids out ther
president obama here in the u.s. is warning the egyptian government to avoid violence. >> we are sending a strong and unequivocal message, attacks on reporters are unacceptable. attacks on human rights activists are unacceptable. >> administration officials are talking with their egyptian counterparts about a plan for mubarek to step down immediately. that would be followed by the formation of a temporary government headed by the newly- appointed vice president, omar sulaman and...
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president obama had signed an executive order freezing the u.s. assets of libyan leader moammer gadhafi and four of his children. the sanctions also apply to the libyan government. mr. obama says the sanctions are necessary because continued violence in libya poses an extraordinary threat to u.s. national security and tripoli came under gunfire from rooftop militiamen with accounts of protestors being killed. the space shutting "discovery" will do some aerobatics. the shuttle will do a nose over tail backflip when it gets 600 feet blow the space station. they want to get a good picture as it moves closer. four pieces of foam came loose but it occurred at a time when it wouldn't strike the shuttle with great force. they wouldn't expect damage to the tile underside. the images will be reviewed before "discovery" gets a final clean bill of health. waiting for licenses to renew now have 90 days to use a temporary license. the dmv made that announcement yesterday after acknowledges the problems it's having producing the new hi-tech driver's licenses. s
president obama had signed an executive order freezing the u.s. assets of libyan leader moammer gadhafi and four of his children. the sanctions also apply to the libyan government. mr. obama says the sanctions are necessary because continued violence in libya poses an extraordinary threat to u.s. national security and tripoli came under gunfire from rooftop militiamen with accounts of protestors being killed. the space shutting "discovery" will do some aerobatics. the shuttle will do...
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. >> it'll be a great experience to have obama come here and talk at our school. >> it'll be a really great opportunity for us students to see that especially being college aged and you know teenagers, young adults, i think it's really important for us to get first hand experience with that. >>> the commission on presidential debates will list finalistist in april and name the host of the debate. the winner essentially around this thanksgiving, st. mary's estimates it could cost $4 million to cost such a large event. that cost will be offset in part by sponsorships. in moraga, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> governor brown says he lined up new support for his plan budget plan. governor brown hope that is business leaders will help him win over the handful of republicans he needs to get the plan through the litture. >>> the federal judge hearing lawsuits for alleged acceleration problems met key rulings. add issue, how much access the company will have for their source code. exports to the through should go through toyota's server to access the super secret server. >>> fashion
. >> it'll be a great experience to have obama come here and talk at our school. >> it'll be a really great opportunity for us students to see that especially being college aged and you know teenagers, young adults, i think it's really important for us to get first hand experience with that. >>> the commission on presidential debates will list finalistist in april and name the host of the debate. the winner essentially around this thanksgiving, st. mary's estimates it could...